The Alaska Brownfields Tribal Response Program (TRP) has been especially helpful to the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe. Tribal members created their Brownfields program in 2008 to address health concerns related to chemical contamination and its effect on their subsistence lifestyle. Actions they have taken to date illustrate the versatility of TRPs in helping communities deal with [...]
The 2010 EPA Brownfield Assessment, Cleanup and Revolving Loan Grant awards were announced Monday, April 19. Three applicants in Region 10 shared somewhat more than $1 million of the nearly $79 million awarded to grantees across the country. Of that amount, $475,000 was received by a coalition in the small city of Moscow, Idaho. Moscow’s [...]
A Brownfields redevelopment project in Portland’s Pearl District has received diverse awards for reuse, design and sustainability. The 3.15-acre Station Place Project is a notable example of urban renewal in this once heavily-industrialized area of Portland’s downtown area.
[The following article was written by Dan Hafley and Gil Wistar of the Oregon Department of [...]
In a previous issue of this newsletter, we described a Tacoma Brownfields job training program that received American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funding. This month, we look at the State of Washington’s progress using additional ARRA funds for Brownfield cleanups. We then focus on a specific ARRA-funded Brownfields cleanup site in the [...]
A $200,000 grant from EPA to King County, Washington, will help give people jobs that protect public health and the environment. The grant is one of 12 worth more than $2 million awarded nationally by the US Environmental Protection Agency under the Brownfields Job Training program.
“This grant will deliver double benefits to King County [...]
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